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Young Somerset

Impact Report April 2024 - March 2025

Young Somerset is the largest youth work charity in Somerset, delivering mental health support, targeted youth work, alternative education and early years services across the county. In 2024/25 it received 2,807 referrals for direct work, while its NHS-partnered Mental Health Support Team expanded to 34% of Somerset schools and dramatically cut assessment waiting times.

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Targeted youth support and mental health services (Mental Health Support Team, Community Wellbeing Service, Jigsaw clinical youth work, Umbrella respite service); early years and parenting support; alternative education (motor mechanics, digital skills, outdoor learning); Bold & Brave social enterprise shop/café and supported internships; Young Rangers conservation programme

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 2,807 referrals received for direct work across the whole organisation in 2024/25
Key Metric 2 7,402 individual contacts with children and young people through the Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
Key Metric 3 MHST referral-to-assessment waiting times reduced from 217 days (July 2024) to 49 days (March 2025)

Key Outcomes

  • 93% of children and young people gave positive feedback on their Mental Health Support Team experience
  • 91% of Community Wellbeing Service referral-to-assessment cases now seen within 4 weeks, up from previous longer waits
  • Jigsaw clinical mentoring reduced CAMHS Liaison hospital admissions by 50% among the 60 young people supported

Geography

South West

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